NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Gerontology Nurse Practitioner NPI 1124454475 APRN
Verify on CMS → Melissa Bowen, APRN
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in Lincoln, Nebraska.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 10,056 in Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
297
Medicare Part D claims · 87 beneficiaries · Gerontology Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
MIPS score
92.4/100
▲ 9 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$55.7
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Melissa Bowen, APRN reported a CMS MIPS final score of 92.4/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 297 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 92.4/100
- MIPS score · +9 vs avg
- 297
- Part D claims, 2024
- $55.7
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥66th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Melissa Bowen, APRN
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1124454475), first enumerated 09/18/2013.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 297 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 92.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$55.7 in reported industry payments (3 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1124454475 · Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1124454475
- ENUM-MID 2013
- TAX-MID 10K Gerontology Nurse
- MIPS-ABOVE 92.4/100
- RX-LIGHT 297
- BOOK-THIN 42 in Nebraska
- PHOTO-FINISH George Donavos, CRNP · ±0.1
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- George Donavos, …
George Donavos, CRNP
92.3 MIPS pts
- Dana Caforio, AC…
Dana Caforio, ACNP
92.3 MIPS pts
- Malcolm Aikens, …
Malcolm Aikens, NP
92.3 MIPS pts
- Bowen · this pro…
Bowen · this provider
92.4 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Melissa Bowen, APRN's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
92 ≥ 66th percentile 66% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Melissa Bowen, APRN sits
This provider among gerontology nurse practitioner peers
Across the 1,256 gerontology nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Melissa Bowen, APRN writes more Part D claims than 41% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 68% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one gerontology nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Melissa Bowen, APRN. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Melissa Bowen, APRN?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
Medicare Part D claims
297 78% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
92.4/100 8.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Nebraska
How Gerontology Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Nebraska providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Melissa Bowen, APRN's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Gerontology Nurse Practitioner national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 92.4/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1124454475 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Gerontology Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | APRN |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 09/18/2013 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
92.3955
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
84.7911
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Melissa Bowen, APRN bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Anesthesia And Pain Services LLC
Lincoln, NE
Bryan Physician Network
Lincoln, NE
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Melissa Bowen, APRN. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$56
Largest payer
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
297
Total Claims
$28K
Total Drug Cost
87
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 297
- Total Day Supply
- 5,306
- Generic Drug Cost
- $7K
- Opioid Claims
- 138 (46.5% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 66.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 3.21
- Gender Split
- 62% female / 38% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 33, 65-74: 29, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Melissa Bowen, APRN prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Oxycodone Hcl
Oxycodone Hcl
32 claims
- Pregabalin
Pregabalin
30 claims
- Methocarbamol
Methocarbamol
27 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl
Hydromorphone Hcl
18 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
17 claims
- Movantik
Movantik
15 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er
Morphine Sulfate Er
14 claims
- Buprenorphine
Buprenorphine
13 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 32 |
| Pregabalin | 30 |
| Methocarbamol | 27 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 18 |
| Gabapentin | 17 |
| Movantik Naloxegol Oxalate | 15 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er Morphine Sulfate | 14 |
| Buprenorphine | 13 |
| Buprenorphine Hcl | 13 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Melissa Bowen, APRN fits within the Gerontology Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
10,056
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
54
States with Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
1,350
Avg Claims per Provider
Melissa Bowen, APRN's 297 claims are below the specialty average of 1,350.
Nationwide Gerontology Nurse Practitioner peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Bowen, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (92.4 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2013)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Providers in Nebraska
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Nebraska, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Bowen.
One of 42 Gerontology Nurse Practitioner providers enrolled in Nebraska, 5 are shown here.
Alexis Barbosa
APRN
Omaha, NE
Marie Bissell
APRN
Lincoln, NE
Latisha Black
APRN
Omaha, NE
Jeanne Bonham
APRN
Lincoln, NE
Michelle Bottrell
APRN-BC
Omaha, NE
Compare Gerontology Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Melissa Bowen, APRN's specialty? ▼
Melissa Bowen, APRN specializes in Gerontology Nurse Practitioner and practices in Lincoln, Nebraska. Credentials: APRN.
How much does Melissa Bowen, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Melissa Bowen, APRN wrote 297 Medicare Part D claims totaling $28K in drug costs for 87 beneficiaries.
What is Melissa Bowen, APRN's Medicare quality score? ▼
Melissa Bowen, APRN has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 92.4/100 (Quality: 84.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Melissa Bowen, APRN located? ▼
Melissa Bowen, APRN is located at 4741 N 26TH ST, Lincoln, NE, 68521. Phone: (402) 474-0020.
What is Melissa Bowen, APRN's NPI number? ▼
Melissa Bowen, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124454475, issued on 09/18/2013.
Does Melissa Bowen, APRN prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Melissa Bowen, APRN had 138 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 46.5%.
How many Gerontology Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 10,056 Gerontology Nurse Practitioner providers across 54 states in the US. The average Gerontology Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,350 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Melissa Bowen, APRN prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Melissa Bowen, APRN's most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone Hcl, Pregabalin, Methocarbamol. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Melissa Bowen, APRN accept Medicare? ▼
Melissa Bowen, APRN appears in CMS Medicare data with 297 Part D claims and 87 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Melissa Bowen, APRN's credentials? ▼
Melissa Bowen, APRN's NPI is 1124454475 with credentials APRN. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology
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